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a. VHE „SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1836. DUBLIN POLICE BILL. This Bill was read a third time; and on the motion of Lord EL LENBOROUOH, a clause was added, empower. mg the Lord Lieutenant to appoint Divisional Justices. IRISH MUNICIPAL BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWN Pr; presented a petition from Eaverfordwest in favour of the Irish Municipal Reform Bill. Earl WINOHILSEA presented apeition from the county of Ken', praying their Lordships th a there to their amend ments. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. The Earl of FALMOUTH complained. that he had been misrepresented in the papers, in respect to tho petition pre sented last evening from the Architects. HERNE BAY PIER. The Horne Bay Pier Bill was read a third time and passed. SCOTCH ENTAILS. Their Lordships then went into Coir.6tte en the Scotch Entails Bill, the Earl of Shaftesbury in the Chair. On cllose 3 being real, The Earl of MANSFIELD objected to this clause, which allowed the heirs of entail in possession the power to greet fear for building, not wlthstanding the prohibition in the deeds of ent.iil. '1 he principle was one which 1w could not agree to, as it w..la enable the heirs of entail to let land to increase the 101. reri,tituency. It would also be very injurious to the heirs in sueeession, and be productive of much inconvenience where a ditY.Tetice apolitical opinion existed. The Noble Lord eon eluz.cd by moving that clause 3 be expunged. The Earl of ROSEBERY had proposed the clause with the impression that it would produce considerable benelleial effects on the estates of gentlemen of small fortune. The Earl of DEVON did not think it a proper clause to lee introduced into the Bill, and therefore he should support the motion of his Noble Friend. After a few words from Lord WHARNCLIFFE, +he house divided, when there appeared -For the clause Against it .... . 29 -l2 Majority ...... The Duke of RICHMOND breught up the report on the Sale of Bread Bill, and fixed the third reading for Monday. Several Bills brought up from tire Commons were advanced a stage. On the motion of the Duke of RICHMOND the evidence taken before the Trinity Harbour Committee was ordered to be printed. •The House then adjourned to Monday. --- . 11191 possible showing the impolicy of dividing I,,lio,,,slock,.police i from the ttawik4olice. It was dangerous, awl : attended with expense, to have two bodies of police instead ot cite. If the clause had been carried in the Committee it was t.iwoughTlie un paralleled exertions of the Hon. Member for Harwich, who, on this occasion surpassed all his predecessors in the science of w hipping-in.—( A laugh.) It was against all the evidence, and he could not help expressing his astonishment that his Noble Colleague should advocate the separation of the police of Li verpool into two sections. He called on the House to thr out the Bill. It took away from the Municipal bodies w they had themselves created, that legitimate power that oug to be vested in them—it was contrary to the principle of the Municipal Reform Bill,and to all principles of sound policy. He concluded by moving that the report be taken into fur ther consideration that day six months. Lord SAN DON said it was very hard that a question of a purely commercial character should be converted into a ques tion of politics, and that Hon. Members connected with the Government should sanction a course which must be produc tive of serious injury to the commercial interests of the coun try. The Trustees had made several propositions to the Town Council, with the view to obtain an amicable:and satisfac tory arrangement, and it was not until all these overtures were rejected that the present Bill was introduced. The first great struggle on this subject took place in 1825 and 1826, when Mr. Gladstone endeavoured to wrest the power from the Tory Corporation, and place it in the hands of the rate payers. The grounds upon which this struggle took place was, that the Corporation was an irresponsible body. It might be said that the case .was now altered since the measure of Municipal Reform had passed; but he (Lord Sandon) would ask, was the Town Council elected by the rate payers ?—( Hear, hear.) The Police attached to the Docks would by this Bill in no way be connected with the Police of the Town, which was neces sary and essential in order that the Company might have complete control over those who were to watch the pro perty which was under the care of the Dock Company. He would defy his Hon. Friend to say that the Dock estate had ever conferred any power for political or party purposes. On the contrary, the dock keeper and manager, and the other officers, were usually of what was called the liberal party. — (Loud cries of " Question, " Divide.") If the Bill was re jected, there would be no protection for the great commercial. interests of the country.—( Question.) It would throw the whole of that trust into the hands of the new Corporation, as it had been said that it was formerly in the hands of the old ) corporation.—( Renewed cri es of " Question," " Divide," Sze. Mr. STANLEY thought the Dock rate-payers were a most improper constituency, as their interests were transitory, while those of the Town Council were permanent. As a Member for Cheshire, he asked all those who were well-wishers of the town of Liverpool to join with him in endeavouring to re lect this Bill.--(Loud cries of " Divide.") _ Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the Original Motion For Mr. Ewart's Amendment 197 Majority in favour of the Amendment —24 On our return to the gallery, we found Mr. P. THOMSON on his legs. Ile said he had taken no part in the political part of this question.—( Loud cheers.) Politics had been most improperly mixed up with it.—(Re newed cheers from the Ministerial side of the House.) He looked at the subject dnly in a commercial point of view. He duly considered the matter in this light, and in his opinion it was the only light in which it ought to be viewed. He was afraid he had given dissatisfaction to both parties, as neither was content with the plan he had suggested. His opinion was decidedly against the recommendation. He considered that the Doe!: rate-payers were the most improper parties to be entrusted with the management of these concerns — he had stated this to the parties themselves. lie considered the proposition of the Honourable and Learned Member for Liverpool nearly, though not quite equally objectionable; be cause it seemed to him that the stock-rate payers ought not to be in any way concerned in the management of the docks.—( Hear, hear.) But, at the same time, he felt strongly, and he wished to impress it , cn the House, that such a question ought not to be made a m atter of party arrangement in Comm ittee, ( llear, hear,) and he hoped that in a -future Session the matter would be brought in a public shape before the 1 House.—(Loud cheers.) They ought to have the opinion of Parliament taken relative to the constitution of the body, ar.d that the commercial interest would be considered in the reduction of the dues, and that proper secwity would be taken for the dues. so that they should not be improperly raised, and that they might be managed with economy and propriety. He trusted that the Bill would be made a public Bill in the course of the next Session, and by that means be brought in a proper shape before the House. A Message from the Lords brought up the Parrott Naviga tion, and several private Bills. NORTH AMERICAN BANKING COMPANY BILL. On the motion of Mr. RICHARDSON, this Bill was read a third time. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Sir R. PEEL wished, for the sake of general conveni ence, to make some arrangement with' the Noble Lord with respect to the Irish Tithe Bill. The principle of the measufe, he apprehended, would require only one discussion. Of course neither he nor any other Gentleman would be precluded from entering upon the details. That discussion might be taken upon that clause which refers to the leading princi ple of the Bill. He should propose that the Noble Lord should .name the day on which it was probable that the clause would be taken under consideration by the House.—( Hear, hear.) The Committee stood for Friday next, but he understood that the Hon. Member for Kilkenny had a motion to propose on that night, which would most likely take the whole evening. He should therefore propose that that clause should be taken on Monday se'nnight. The clause in question was the 50th, which gave the Lord Lieutenant the power to appoint Commissioners to apply the surplus.—( Hear, hear.) That raised the whole question of the principle, and if it met the general conve nience he should name that day for the discussion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought that some day should be named for proceeding with the clause to which the Right Hon. Baronet had referred. Of course he should not be able to say how far tire Committee would proceed on Friday; if they proceeded so far as the 50th clause, he certainly should be quite ready to postpone any discussion on the clause - till the Monday following. If the Committee proceeded as far as the 50th clause, he would undertake it should not be proceeded with till Monday. Sir ROBERT PEEL thought it was the general desire to take the discussion on the 50th clause on Monday. Lord J. RUSSELL should propose going into Committee on Friday on the Bill, on the understanding that the 50th clause should not be proceeded with till Monday. Mr. OLIPHANT presented two petitions from Perth, and one from Leslie, in Fife, against the Municipal Corpora tion (Scotland) Bill. BRIGHTON RAILWAY BILL AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY BILL. Mr. WA SON called the attention of the House to the fact that the Reports on these Bills were not yet presented, al though there was ample time for doing so. TITHE COMMUTATION (ENGLAND) BILL. Lord JOHN RU SSE LL moved the Order of the Day for the House to resolve itself into Committee on this Bill. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Ware, in Hertfordshire, against that portion of the Bill which related to personal tithes. POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS. Mr. MACLEAN begged to know whether the Poor Law Commissioners had the power of preventing the poor from attending divine service on Sundays ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that on one occasion they had been let out, and instead of going to church they spread themselves over the country, doing much damage to the public BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. argue t '.lr. Sir Mr. D. 1, 1 1. HARVEY complained of the uncertainty at tending the public business of the House, as Hon. Members did not know what measures would or would not be brought forward in the course of each evening. It would be very de sirable if that were ascertained. Lord:J. RUSSELL feared it would be objected to him that he , bad brought forward measures in the absence of Hon. Mem bers. He would propose, after the Tithe Bill, to take the Lords' amendments to the Municipal Corporations (England) Bill. After that the Charitable Trustees Bill, and then the Plura lities Bill. Mr. HUME suggested that the better way would be to take the business according to the rotation in which it stood, and then if Hon. Members did not attend in their places the fault would be only theirs. At all events three or four mea sures should be named to succeed each other. Lord J. RUSSELL admitted that this would be by far the most convenient mode of proceeding ; but if he made that arrangement he might be accused by Hon. Gentlemen of having brought forward measures in their absence. He would, however, say that what he proposed was, after the Tithe Commutation Bill to bring forward the Lords' Amend ments to the English Corporation Bill, the Charitable Trusts Bill, and the second reading or the Pluralities Bill. Sir R. PEEL said that the Charitable Trusts Bill was too important a measure to be treated in this way. He thought that a given day should be fixed for the discussion of that measure. The Order of the Day having been read for further consi dering the report on the English Tithe Commutation Bill. Mr. A. TREVOR felt it incumbent on him to take the sense of the House on the proposition which he had to make. The Hon. Gentlemen then moved that in the clause appointing the Commissioners these words should be inserted, namely, " being members of the Church of England as by law established." Lord JOHN RUSSELL considered the words wholly un necessary. The numbers were For the motion ... 19 Against it Majority Mr. HITME moved an amendment, to the effect that the Bill should be re-committed, for the purpose of• inserting a provision that in all cases the expenses incurred by calling in the Commissioners should beborne by the parties interested in their award. Mr. CURTEIS oppo3ed the motion. Sir R. PEEL thought that those expenses ought not to be placed on the parties, but paid out of the Consolidated Fund. r. HUME said that the charge in by commutation was paid by the people of Ireland, and he did not think it fair to make a distinction. Mr. DUNCOMBE thought that instead of paying the costs out of the Consolidated Fund, they ought to be borne by the impropriators, the parsons, and the tithepayers. After a short conversation, the House divided, and the num bers were— Against the amendment For the amendment Majority against the amendment --50 The House then proceeded to the further consideration of • • the Bill. On the clause, • -Mr. JEll S suggested that there would be some difficulty in assessing the tithe of coppice land, and proposed that a greater discretion should be vested in the Commissioners as respected it. Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to admit the difficulty. Sir E. KNATCHBULL suggested that the insertion of the words " titheable wood" might obviate the difficulty. rIVAZIIIIUME said it was monstrous that the produce of ye ,,etablftardens hereafter to be brought into cultivation should be subject to a higher rate of tithe than the land now paid. Mr. Jl said, with respect to coppice wood, as alluded to in the amended clause, there were many cases in which it was not cut for seven years, and how then could the average be computed ? Mr. PALMER considered that as there were compositions existing, payable every year, an average might be struck from them. Sir R. PEEL was of opinion that, as there: were composi tions in some cases and none in others, it would, therefore, be necessary to vest a greater discretionary power in the Com- Missioners as respected those instances in which no composi tions had been entered into. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL —That has been provided for in a preceding clause. Sir R. PEEL—Even so. This clause being so important should speak distinctly for itself, and not rest its interpretation on any other. Major BE AUCLERK—It should be remembered in ad justing this matter that, owing to the progress of railroads, market gardens in the neighbourhood of London will, in a few years, fall so much in value that their owners will be ruined. Mr. C AYL EY—As respects the arrangement with regard to trees, it is necessary to observe that of late they were con sidered more valuable for their production of bark than anything else, and that they are, therefore, sometimes not cut once in twenty years. Sir R. PEEL—If there be any difficulty it can be removed by the Cmmissioners after a fair inquiry stating what they con sider to be a fair principle of commutation. Lord J. RUSSELL—That, perhaps, with some modifica tion, may be the best course. Mr. L ENNARD—Aa the practice is to rate them annu ally, might not that form a criterion? The clause was (as we understood) postponed. On the 38th clause an amendment was proposed. Mr. 'HUME objected to that part of it which rendered land brought into cultivation for hops, or any more valuable species of crop liable to a greater amount for ccmposition of tithe than it previously paid. Lord J. RUSSELL introduced that part of the clause in compliance with a deputation, of which the Hon. Member for Middlesex was one.—( A laugh.) The deputation represented that the owners of market-garden lands in the neighbourhood of' the metropolis were liable to have arable lands in the neigh bourhOod after the commutation competing with them, they paying a heavy tithe, and the others a very light one. There were two views of the case consonant with justice—either to exempt land brought into a better cultivation from a higher tithe, or to say all lands shall be liable to the amount of tithe hitherto paid. Mr. WARBURTON thought that the commutation should apply to the value of the soil, not to the expenditure of capital. He hoped the Noble Lord would attend to the principle of the Bill, and not be influenced by any representations. The object would seem to be to give the proprietors of hop grounds a mono poly ; and as there were no great proprietors among the market gardeners, they were neglected. Were there no representations from the proprietors of hop grounds? The clause was en tirely opposed to the principle of the Bill, and induced him to hold to his former opinion, that it would be better to get rid of tithes altogether, by throwing them on the Consolidated Fund, and then, in requital for this boon given to the landowners, to abolish the existing corn laws. Sir R. PEEL—If the Hen. Gentleman has not better ar guments to support this opinion than those which he urges against the clause, I fear he will not be able to gain many sup porters for it. He says there has been no regard paid to the market gardeners, whilst the interests of those who own hop grounds have been consulted. Mr. WARBURTON—No. Sir R. PEEL—Surely he meant that, when he asked had he hanowners made no representations ?—he would seem to hat the market-gardeners were small proprietors in fee. WARBU RTON—I did not say so. R. PEEL—`To; the Hon. Member did not say so; but he argued as if he assumed it. He says the market-gar deners are humble ; hat will not those from whom they hold their lands, either on lease or at will, and who may be pro prietors of 200 or 300 acres, be affected by this measure? The clause is not at variance with the principle of the Bill ; on the contrary, it is in accordance with that principle. It fixes? definite sum, which I take to be the principle—(Hear, hear)---different to be sure from arable lands, but still definite. It takes the ordinary and extraordinary cases, ,making them distinct; but it adheres to that principle of the definite sum, and is kept within a certain limit. Mr. JERVIS contended that stilt the charge would be a charge on capital, and, therefore, contrary to the principle of the Bill. It would affect any new improvement which might render a few yards of ground very valuable. Indeed, it was a controverted point whether market-gardens or hops, tlle culture ef which were later than the imposition of tithes, were liable to the payment. The Noble Lord admitted that this part of the clause was contrary to what he felt to be the prin ciple of the Bill. Why, then, did he introduce it ? Why did he not take his standard of tithe commutation from the rate of corn ? Sir Er KNATCHBULL thought the Noble Lord should be more cautious how he acceded to the suggestions of Hon. Members at the other side, when his concessions were thus met. If the tithes were to be compulsorily commuted it was batter that the commutation should be definite. Mr. BENETT thought that the better plan would be that Parliament, in any case of injury which could be shown to arise out of its enactments, should allow compensation. It was contrary to the principle of the Bill to check the outlay of capital, and yet when railroads came into operation, market gardens, to furnish the metropolis, would be cultivated a hun dred miles from London. Mr. HODGES was understood to support the amendment. Mr. R. PRICE would support the clause as it stood, be cause be thought the amendment would effect a fraud upon tithe-owners. Mr. AGLIONBY said that, after having listened very at tentively to the arguments which had been used on both sides of this question, he was induced to vote for the amendment. He would rather, however, see the clause thrown out alto- gether. Colonel THOMPSON thought the clause unfair, and mili tated against the grand principle of the Bill. Major BEAUCLE RK supported the amendment. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL supported the clause, because he felt it was founded in justice, and likely to be beneficial to the country. Mr. STRUTT said he very much preferred the Honour able Gentleman's making a proposition for the total abolition of this species of tithe, then come to the same end bythe pro posed circuitous and expensive mode. After a few words from Sir H. Verney, Mr. Warburton, and Major Curtis. Mr. HUME begged to say the explanation of what had been imputed to him as a wish expressed on the part of the deputation that had waited on the Noble Lord, with reference to this part of the Bill, that all he had urged on the Noble Lord's consideration was, that garden grounds should be placed on the same footing as the arable lands adjoining. The view which he endeavoured to impress on the Noble Lord was the general injustice of levying a tax in the shape of tithe on the capital and skill applied to land. If, there fore, this clause could, after that explanation, be considered his, all he could say was, that he was perfectly willing to give it up. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment 23 Against it lO4 Majority On our return Mr. HUME was remarking that every new land converted into hop ground would require fresh valuation, so that every year a new adjustment of tithes might be neces sary. Now, as it was ascertained that there were fifty-three thousand acres of hop ground in the whole of Great Britain he thought the quantity of orchard ground should be also as certained, and the whole of it valued, so as to prevent such fluctuations as otherwise would arise. The Hon. Member expressed his intention, on the third reading, to take the sense of the House on the question. Mr. WARBURTON proposed a proviso to one of the amended clauses (the number of which was not announced), to the effect that all gardens not cottage gardens should be considered as market-gardens. He thought the clause as it now stood contained tne germ of interminable squabbles be tween the clergyman and his parishioners, in consequence of the undefined meaning of the words. Mr. C. BULLER said that the clause was calculated to produce endless litigation. After a few words from Major Beauclerk, Lord J. Russell, and Mr. Aglionby, the proviso was withdrawn. On clause 61 being proposed, — "Mr. HUME submitted that the titheowners being the par ties principally interested they should bear also the expense of paying the witnesses under this clause, and he thought that it was unjust they should be charged on the Consolidated Fund. Mr. 'GOULBURN was of opinion that the expenses should be borne by the parties who benefitted by the award of the Commissioner:A. After a few welds from Sir R. INGLIS and Mr. LEN NARD, which were inaudible in the gallery, the clause as amended was ordered to stand part of the Bill. Several other clauses wore agreed to, with some verbal amendments. Sir H. VE RE suggested that it would be desirable if some person were appointed to act between the clergymen and the tithe-owner to collect the amount. ) 1 1r. GREENE proposed the insertion of a clause that the Commissioners should have power to reduce the rent charge, as the land might be deteriorated in value. Lord J. RUSSELL objected to the clause, as contrary to the principle of the Bill, and it was rejected without a division. Mr. WALTER commented at some length on the three leports which had been laid on the table of the House relative to the state of the Established Church, and objected to the proposed distribution of the livings as a virtual plunder of the Church, and likely to lead to greater evils in respect to its revenues than those at present existing. He quoted Burn and Bishop Gibbs, and other writers on Ecclesiastical Law and the liabilites of Church property, at some length, and con tended that, according to the precedent set by Henry the Eighth, where lay appropriations were made on the tithe pro perty newly apportioned, a congrue portion should he set vide for the parish Priest, and the use of the parish church. The Hon. Member then moved the clause of which he had given notice for the congrue appropriation of lay tithe pro perty to the Clergyman of the parish. Lord J. RUSSELL thought that the clause proposed by the Hon. Member for Berkshire had nothing to do with the subject before them. Lay tithes were as much private pro perty as any other, and were not liable to be brought within the purposes of this Act. In fact, an Act of Parliament could not touch it any more than it could touch other private property, subject to mortgage and sale like it, and having no thing to do with the appropriation. The clause was the negatived without a division. The report was agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON the other Orders of the Day were entered into and disposed of. On the motion of Dr. BOWRING, the House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve. ROUSE OF COMMONS, JUXB 24. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. LIVERPOOL DOCKS BILL. Lord F. EGERTON moved the further consideration of the Report on the Liverpool Docks Bill. Lord CLIVE moved the recommittal of the Bill on the ground that the clause exempting the Docks from toll would operate injuriously to other ports. Mr. WILB R AHAM seconded the motion. Lord SANDON opposed the re-committal. Other ports bad been exempted from toll, and he did not see why Liver pool should not have the same privilege. The bondholders of the Liverpool Dock Company had lent their money on the as surance, and under the security, that the whole trade should be liable to toll. He submitted to the House, that this clause for the exemption of the places in question, as proposed b his Noble Friend, could not stand with out notice being given to the parties interested. Mr. JF,RVIS supported the re-committal of the Bill. Mr. E WART did not wish to waste the time of the House, and therefore, as this was a question entirely relating to the Standing Orders, he hoped the Speaker would have the kind ness to give the House his opinion upon the matter. It would save much time, and he was sure the House would be satisfied with it. Captain EGERTON thought the House ought to weigh the subject well before it decided upon it, otherwise it might do great injustice to the parties. Sir J. WR OTTE SLEY dissented altogether from the pro position of the Noble Lord. Mr. BROTHERTON supp&ted the clause. The SPEAKER said that if he understood the objec tion of the Noble Lord rightly, it was that the clause in ques tion ought never to have been introduced into the Bill, as it was not in the power of the Committee, consistently with the Standing Orders, to introduce such a clause. This was the only material point for the House to consider. If there was any alteration in a Bill, whether by way of addition or dimi nution, it was requisite that notice should be given, so that all the parties who would be affected by the alteration should have sufficient notice. Now the Committee made an alteration with respect to tolls without notice, and this, necessarily, was inconsistent with the Standing Orders. He hoped that the House would always bear in mind that the Standing Orders were made for the protection of all classes of the community, and it ought, therefore; never to be held as a reason for suspend ing the Standing Orders, that the alteration that was made would be without particular injury to individuals.—( Hear. ) After a few words from Lord CLIVE, which did not reach the gallery, Lord STANLEY said, if the object of the Hon. Member for Liverpool was to throw out the Bill altogether, it would be better to raise the question at once, and not to waste time in discussing this particular clause. Mr. EW ART would feel it his duty if that clause was left out to move the rejection of the Bill altogether.—( Hear.) Lord SANDON said it was his intention to move that all the amendments to the Bill should be agreed to with the exception of that clause, which related to the exemption of certain places in Cheshire from the dock dues. The SPEAKER thought the decision of the House should be taken upon the other clauses first. Mr. E WART contended that the clause in question was the preliminary matter before the House.—( Hear, hear.) The SPEAKER said the question would be put upon each of the amendments, an d then it would be competent for the Hun. Member to take the sense of the House upon that clause. Mr. J. JERVIS would then be placed in a very awkward situation, for he might not object to all the amendments, yet be might not wish to vote for them. He would be willing t take the Bill with all its faults ce if the places in Cheshire were e xempted, yet he would be obliged, if the proposed course were pursued, to vote against all the amendments. Mr. BROTHERTON moved that the amendment be taken into consideration that day six months. Mr. E WART rose amidst lou d cries of " Spoke, spoke." He would then take the division, upon the understandin.g vid that it involved the principle cf the Bill. — ( He ar, hear—Die.) On the present occasion he was sure he represe nted the ma jority of the town of which he was the Member, as it was re presented by the Town-Council. That Town-Council came before the House prima facie. The Bill which was pro owed by his Noble Colleague, took away from the Town- Council the power vested in the old Corporations ; and the question was, whether the power vested in a Corporation full of a buse, shraild or should not he handed over to a Corpora tion in which these abuses had been removed.— -( Hear.) Hi s 3:s?lade. Colleague had proposed, with some apparent . p i ae szbility, that the appointment of the Manager of the docks .of Liverpool should be in the dock-rate payers. Now the dock. ar•te payers were a most fluctuating constituency ; on the con rztry t he Town Council were elected by thousands of their Vilow-townsmen. Besides this objection to the constituency o f the Dock rate-payers there was this—the wealthy mer cl 'cants of Liverpool could purchase as many shares as they ph used, and by that means they obtained an undue influence. Inct pendent of that the Bill divided the police of the town. Ti 4 e -.bid Commissioner of police gave evidence as strong as -4 • . 40 , IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 24. The House was occupied from three o'clock to a quarter past five in hearing further evidence on the Stafford Disfran chisement Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR then took his seat on the Wool- sack. Lord HATHERTON presented a petition from Bilston in Staffordshire, against Church Rates. In 1827 a large sum of money was raised on bond for building the church, and as church rates had been successfully opposed in that parish the bondholders in some cases were in great distress. They prayed that the House would take some steps for settling the question. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition from the under-graduates of King's College , Abe rdeen, p ra y ing for delay in the Scotch University Bill. PRISONS. The Duke of RICHMOND wished to ask a question of much importance of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government. Last year, a Committee of their Lordships had reported that the state of the City Pererison, New bo gate, rne was a disgrace to the country. They w fully out in that by the evidence which they had laid on the table. It was impossible for any one to see the prison without being convinced no prisoner could leave it without being much worse than when he was put in. That Report had been corroborated by the Report of the inspectors of prisons who had since visited it, and it was proved on all hands that they were a disgrace to the country, and it wouldbe a disgrace to that House if they allowed such a state of things to remain. He wished to ask the Noble Lord whether it was the intention of Govern ment to remove the prisoners from Newgate to the Peniten tiary—as they had the power to do under an Act of Parlia ment of last session. Had they taken any steps to remove the evil complained of, or would. they do so ? Lord MELBOURNE said the reports alluded to had been under the serious attention of His Majesty's Government. The Noble Lord the Secretary for the Home Department, had already given the matter his ut most attention, aria there was a Bill now in preparation for amending the Gaol Act according to the Reports of the In spectors of Prisons. From the late period of the Session he was afraid the Bill would not be passed this Session ; but early next it would be introduced. With respect to Newgate, all that the Noble Duke had stated was perfectly correct. A proposition had been made by the Government to the City authorities, which, if accepted, would remove the eNils which now existed there and in all other City prisons. No answer had yet been returned, but there was reason to believe that the Corporation would accept the measure as proposed. He was not aware of any intention to remove the prisoners to the Penitentiary—he trusted that that measure would be rendered unnecessary by the remedies which had been proposed. Earl RIPON was glad the Corporation was likely to ac cede to the proposition of Government. The Marquis of WE STMEATH said the returns upon the table respecting the Church revenues of Ireland were ex tremely incorrect, and he should move on Thursday that they be amended. The Duke of RICHMOND wished to know whether pri soners were to be removed from Newgate to the Penitentiary, as the Secretary of State was empowered by law to do? Lord MELBOURNE said that every attention would be given to the subject, with the view to remedy the evil corn plained of. 'ti.~~ ~e r , umincr s campaign O'CONNELL SUBSCRIPTION. The following letter has been sent by Lord Ebring ton to Mr. Ferguson, of Raith : Grosvenor-square, June 30, 1836• MY DEAR SlR,—Allow me to send through your hands the inclosed draft for 201. towards the expenses incurred by Mr. O'Connell in the Dublin Election Committee. The ruinous amount of those expenses, and the hardship inflicted upon Mr. O'Connell by the decision of that Com mittee, give him, in my opinion, a claim to my contribution , on this occasion ; because, differing from him as I do, and as I believe you do also, on many points, and disapproving the language which he has too often allowed himself to use to wards his political opponents, I cannot, however, forget what we owe to his support of those valuable extensions of our rights and liberties which we have happily obtained within the last few years.—Believe me always, My dear .Sir, yours, very sincerely, EBRINGTON. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Jura , . 22. Orders for the Court going into mourning, on Sunday next, the 26th instant, for his late Majesty the King of Saxony, viz.— The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans, and tippets. The Gentlemen to near black, full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to change the mourning on Sunday the 10th of July next, viz. The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And on Sunday the lith of July next, the Court to go out of mourning. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 22. The King has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant- Colonel Charles Joseph Doyle to be Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Grenada. WHITEHALL, JUNE 14. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Horatio Compigne, of Gos port, in the county of Hants, Gent., to be a :Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JUNE'?O. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Arthur Tennant, of Dewsbury, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraor. dieary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. JOHN HAYES, builder, Little Bartholomew Close, London. BANKRUPTS. JOHN SELLER, tailor, Pulborough, Sussex, July 8, and Au gust 5, a eleven, at the Half 'Moon Inn, Petworth. Blackm ore, Temple, London ; Ellis and Hale, Petworth, Sussex. WILLIAM BLURTON, gentleman, Field-hall, Staffordshire, July 5, and August 5, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Stone. Bar low, Stone ; Barker, Gray's Inn-square, London. TtiomAs WOOTTON, Wimeswould, Leicestershire, and EDWARD WOOTTW , T, Derby, horse-dealers, July 7, and Aug. 5, at twelve, at the King's Head Inn, Loughborough. Brock, Loughborough ; Douglass and Cragg, Gray's Inn, London. JAMES BOE, draper, Wells. Somerset, July 9, and Aug. 5, at eleven, at the Swan-hotel, Wells. Hope, ; Meredith, Heathcote-street. Mecklenburg-h -square. CHARLES HULIN, builder, Newport, 'Monmouth, July 1, and Aug. 5, at eleven, at the King's-head, Newport. Platt and Hall, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's Inn ; Prothero and Phillips, Newport. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of 11ankTuptcy, Basinghall-street. J. A. Jameson, ropemaker, Bermondsey-wall, Bermondsey, July 18, at half-past twelve—R. J. Ayres, Chiswell-street. Finsbury, July 15, at half-past eleven—J. Iloskins, wine merchant, Ginnon street, July 15, at eleven—Sir G. Duckett, Bart., and Co., bankers, Pall-mall, July 15, at one—J. Yates, timber merchant, Finsbury-wharf, City-road, July 16, at eleven—C. L. Birch, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-Inn-fields, July 16, at half-past eleven—J. Harman, wholesale ironmonger, Bush-lane, July 16, at twelve — T Davis, grocer, Lisson-grove.l'lorth, July 15, at eleven. In the Country. C. and E. Potter and S. Roberts, calico printers, Manchester, July 16, at eleven, at the Commissioners'roorns, Manchester—T. Hall and T. Hogdkinson, hop merchants, Nottinham, July 18, at one, at the Poultry Hotel, Nottingham—O. Hustler, scrivener, Halstead, Essex, Jay IS, at eleven, at the Red Lion, Colchester — J. S. Sharpe, spirit merchant, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, July 21, at eleven—J. Oldham, woollen draper, Bristol, July 20, at one, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol—J. R. Gorst and H. I3axen dale, coach manufacturers, Liverpool, July 16, at two, at the Cla rendon-rooms, Liverpool_W. W. Jenkins, brass founder, Bir mingham, July 15, at two, at the Hen and Chickens note' Birmingham. CERTIFICATES.—JOLT 15. W. Johnson, pawnbroker, Croydon, Surrey—J. Brandon, broker, Fenchurch-street. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. A. Allen and M. A. Wheeler, pawnbrokers, Birmingham— A. Kay and J. Leeming, cotton spinners, Bolton-le-Moors, Lanca shire—S. and W. Chenoweth, shoemakers, Great Russell-street, St. Giles's—A. and H. Harris, grocers, Watford, Hertfordshire — T. Smith and R. Blachford, wine merchants, Savage-gardens—J. and G. Chalk, carpenters, Abbott's Langley, Her tfordshire—J. Smith, A. Weir, and F. B. Smith, attorneys, Coopers'-hall (so far as regards F. B. Smith) —T. J. Shaw and H. Williamson rose en gine turners, Perceval-street, Clerkenwell—J. and W. Halliley, blanket manufacturers, Dewsbury, Yorkshire —S. Booth and T. and P. K. Holden, woollen manufacturers, Pag-house, Hasling den, Lancashire (so far as reg ards S. Booth) —W. Bywater and J. Barton, boiler makers, Stockport, Cheshire—H. Lomas and J. Pearson, brace manufacturers, Nottingham—R. Rigg and G. Ste phenson, surgeon, Upper George - stree t, Edgware-road--J. Grist and D. 'Williams, brass-founders, Liverpool —C . and T. Hardy, hat makers, Denton , La ncashire—J. Carnley, W. Haxworth, and J. Carnley, linen manufacturers, Barnsley, Yorkshire (so far as re gards J. Carnley)—D. and D. S. Harvey, hat manufacturers, Blackman-street, Newington—W. and J. and E. Masters, mer chants, Potton, Bedfordshire (so far as regards E. Masters)—C. Cleare and J. Shillito, lace warehousemen, Wood-street—W. Kay anti J. Hunter, machine makers, Manchester—C. and R. C. Briggs, insurance brokers, Kingston-upon-Hull. THE NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN The Navy will rejoice on hearing that the history of their ex ploits, as related by Captain Brenton, an officer who has seen fifty years' service, is now in course of publication in Weekly Shilling Numbers, so that every tar may now possess the " Naval History of Great Britain." This publication, so long desired in such a form (the first number of which, price one shilling, is published this day), is to be completed in twenty four numbers, with portraits of all the most distinguished offi cers in the service. It may be had, by order, of every book seller and newsman throughout the kingdom. By reclaiming bogs, which is now found to be more practicable and less expensive, than was at one time supposed, much might be done. An intelligent improver in bog hus bandry, Mr. Reid, went over to Ireland for the purpose of in structing the people, and setting about works in that peculiar branch of husbandry. Complete success attended his under taking, and a large tract of bog-land was brought into cultiva tion to the great advantage of the proprietor under his ma nagement. It might be well worth the consideration of Go vernment to see whether something could not be effected in this way, under such an able and judicious practitioner. He has made extensive improvements upon Chat Moss, near Man chester ; upon Rawcliffe Moss, near Garstany ; and others, with an ample remuneration for the outlay. One which he undertook belonging to Lord Stamford, near Ashton-under- Line, paid at the rate of 7i per cent. It used formerly to be considered necessary to cut away the top moss before a suffi ciently solid body of soil could be obtained to stand the pro ems of cultivation. The whole of his system is carried on upon the top surface, and without any burning, which was a necessary part of the old method. The drains are cut about 4 feet deep, and at the distance of about 10 yards apart. The expense of culture is little more than that of any other land. The principal expense is in the preparation. This requires to be done by marl. It is now much facilitated by a moveable railway. The cost of this may be something considerable at first, about 500/. a mile ; but when once incurred there is an end cf it, as the whole length is in short pieces about 12 fee each, and may be easily moved by two p ersons in any direc t tion wanted. The effect of cultivation may be viewed by any one travelling along the Manchester and Liverpool railway. Here, where a few years back there was nothing but raw moss with heath upon it, may now be seen the finest crops of every description, even of wheat, which requires the strongest soil. The whole is done after the marling, which will serve for four teen years, with the aid of black manure from Manchester. We cannot therefore doubt, when we see such beneficial re sults to be attained, but that thousands of acres might be re claimed in Ireland ; and work thus given to numbers of desti tute labourers, and that without any expense to the country. If these were placed in a well ordered workhouse, or i n neighbouring cabins of their own, they would certainly defray Ore expense of the establishment.—Colonel Rawstorne's View of the State of Pauperism in Ireland. At present, there are five of the eight coining ' presses at work on the coinage of the new silver fourpences. Each press is capable of coining seventy a minute, or on the a verage about four thousand an hour ; so that, supposing them to be at work ten hours each day, the daily produce of the five would be equal to two hundred thousand, or one million two hundred thousand a week. ERROR OF THE PRESS.—When Madame Ves tris, Keeley, &c., were lately performing at Liverpool, 'Man chester, &c., the Operetta of The Welsh Girl was an nounced, the music in which, the bills stated, was adapted and arranged by Mr. Phrry, the celebrated Welsh " Methodist," instead of " Melodist." Father Geramb, ci-devant Baron de Geramb, who, on his return from the Holy Land, had remained some time at Lyons to superintend the publication of his interesting work, " Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Mount Sinai," left Lyons on ' the 14th instant to return to the monastery of La Trappe.— La France, COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Kent will entertain all the Foreign Princes now in London at dinner on Friday, the Ist of July, and her Royal Highness will have a small party in the evening. The Princess Augusta and the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg returned to town on Thursday night, after spend ing the day and dining with their .Majesties, at the Queen's Lodge in Bushy-park. Prince Charles of Solms was present at Mr. Hope's evening party on Thursday, in Mansfield-street. The French Ambassador, and Noori Effendi, Ottoman Minister, accompanied by M. Vogoridis, Secretary of Le gation, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Mr. Bliss, and a Deputation, had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday, at the Colonial Office. Lord and Lady Stanley entertained at dinner on Thursday, in Grosvenor-square, the Earl and Countess Lincoln, Earl and Countess Clanwilliam, Lord Mahon, Lord Skelmesrdale and Miss Wilbraham, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Sir Stratford Canning, and Sir Henry Hardinge. WINDSOR-FRIDAY. The King and Queen returned to the Castle last night from Bushy-park. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, returned to the Castle with their Ma jesties ; Prince George of Cambridge went with the King and Queen to Bushy, and returned to the Castle. The unfavourable state of the weather this morning pre vented their Majesties taking their usual airing. Several visitors are expected to arrive next week at the Castle. SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE RACES, THURSDi Y. :Ew.s.ans.—The Duke of Leeds, M.W. Ridley, Esq., and W.R. Ramsay, Esq., of Barnton. Gold Cup, or Piece of Plate, value 1001., by subscription of 10 sovs. each, the surplus in specie ; three years old 6st. 10Ib., four Sst. 21b., five Bst. 101 b., six. and aged 9st. ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Two miles. Lord Ossulton's b. f. Bees-wing, 3 yrs.... T. Lye 1 Mr. Ramsay's br. h. Despot, by Sultan, 6 yrs. Lord Howick's ch. f. Burlctta , by Aetw on, 4 y rs 3 Nine others drawn. A Sweepstakes of 5 gs. each, for horses , &c. , the Members of a Fox Hunting Club ; three yrs, 9st ; four, 10st. 10Ib ; five, 12st. Mb ; six, list. 121 b ; aged, 12st. Ridden by gentlemen, mem bers of a Fox Hunting or Racing Club. Two miles. Mr. Fawcus's b. h. Locksley, 5 yrs Capt. Potts's gr. h. Contest, aged ... . 2 Mr. Perkins's b. h. Isaac , aged Two others started, and five drawn. - - - - -" - .... -........ , The Members' Plate of 50 sovs. ; three-yr.-olds 65t. 101 b., four Bst., five Bst. 101 b., six and aged 9st. ; mares allowed 31b. Heats, once round and a distance. The winner to be sold for 250/., &c. Mr. Nicholson's Lady Lowman, 4 yrs ...... ...T. Lye 3 1 1 Col. Cradock's b. m. Eanny , by Jerr y , 6 y rs 2 2 2 Mr. Jaques's Burletta, 4 vrq Thirteen others drawn. The Wallsend Hunt Cup, value 50/., for horses, &e., not thorough bred ; that hare been hunted with the Wallsend Harriers ; four yr.-olds 9st. 101 b, five lOst. 71b., six and aged 11 st. Heats, two miles. Gentlemen Riders. M. Boag's Manager, 6 yrs... Owner 1 1 Mr. Smith's br. h. The Camel, aged Mr. Fawcus's Sister to Locksley , 4 y rs 0 2 Mr. Aladdison's b. h. Freeholder 0 0 Six others drawn. 818 URY CLUB MEETING—SECOND DAY, Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 71b; fillies Bst. 41b, then three years old. Last mile and a half. 3 S übs. Mr. Trelawny's br. c. by Oswestry walked over. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 SOTS. each, b. ft , with 20 added. Two miles. 6 Subs. Mr. Hobson's Challenger, 4 yrs, Ilst. 121b...C01. Bouverie 1 Captain Lamb's Jack, 4 yrs, list 31b 2 Colonel Gilbert's Westbuiy, 4 yrs, list 0 The Andover Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added by the Club. Two miles. 11 Subs. Colonel Gilbert na. Firman, aged, list. 21b...Capt. Pettal 1 Sir. Hobson's Challenger, 4 yrs, 10st. 121 b Sir. Rawlinson's Reliance , 4 yrs , lOst Sir L. P. Glyn's Recruit , 3 yrs , lOs t 4 Betting—Even on Reliance agst the field, 3 to 1 agst Firman, 5 to 1 agst Challenger, and 10 to 1 agst Recruit. The Cup, value 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft. ; three yrs old,four, lOst ; five, l Ist. 41b and aged, llst. 101 b. A mile and a half. The winner to be sold for 500 sovs., if demanded, &c. 8 Subs. Mr. Bristow na. Felix, 4 yrs Sir E. Baker's Spume, 5 yrs - Mr. Rawliuson's Reliance, 4 yrs Bettinu— Even betting between Felix and Spume ; S p ume for choice. 'Won by half a neck. Capt Berkeley ST 0 CKB RID GE RACES—FIRST DAY. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1832; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst. 41b. Mile and a half. 19 Subs. Mr. Osbaldeston's Ebberston Mr. J. Day's c. by Velocipede 2 Mr. Fom's Tipple Cider 3 Mr. Dilly's Freeholder 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Ebberston, 3to 1 agst the MaloWnia colt, 3to 1 agst Freeholder, and 5 to 1 agst Tipple Won cleverly. Sl,vemtakes of 10 says. each for all ages. 5 Subs. Mr. Hobson's Challenger walked over Match, 50 sovs., Bst. 71b each, mile and a half —Mr. William son's Brookland and Mr. Sadler's brother to Delight ran a dead heat. A good betting race ; Sadler for choice. SUMMER CIRCUITS. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE and Mr. Justice COLERIDGE. ) Yorkshire—Saturday, July 8, at York. City of York—The same day. Durham —Saturday, July 23, at Durham. Northumberland —Wednesday, July 27, at Newcastle-upon Tyne. Cumberland —Saturday, July 30, at Carlisle. Westmoreland —Wednesday, Auglst 3, at Appleby. Lancashire —Saturday, August 6, at Lancaster. Lancashire —Wednesday, August 10, at Liverpool. HOME CIRCUIT. (Before Lord ABINGIR and Mr. Justice GAsELEE.) Hertfordshire —Wednesday, July 6, at Hertford. Essex—Monday, July 11, at Chelmsford. Kent—Saturday, July 16, at Maidstone. Sussex—Saturday, July 23, at Lewes. Surrey—Thursday, July 28, at Guildford. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. ( Before Mr. Justice PARK and Mr. Baron BOLLAND.) Northamptonshire—Monday, July 11, at Northampton. Rutlandshire—Friday, July 15, at Oakham. Lincolnshire —Saturday, July 16, at Lincoln. City of Lincoln—The same day. Nottinghamshire —Wednesday, July 20, at Nottingham. Derbyshire —Saturday, July 23, at Derby. Leicestershire —Wednesday, July 27, at Leicester. Warwickshire —Saturday, July 30, at Warwick. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. (Before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL and Mr. Justice BOSANQUET. Buckinghamshire—Wednesdas July 13, at Buckingham. Bedfordshire —Saturday, Julio, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire —Wednesday, July 20, at Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire—Saturday, July 23, at Cambridge. Suffolk —Wednesday, July 27, at Bury St. Edmund's. Norfolk—Tuesday, August 2, at Norwich. City of Norwich—The same day. OXFORD CIRCUIT. (Before Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE and Mr. Justice PAITESON.) Berkshire —Monday, July 11, at Abingdon. Oxfordshire —Wednesday, July 13, at Oxford. Worcestershire—Saturday, July 16, at Worcester. City of Worcester—Same day, at same place. Staffordshire —Thursday, July 21, at Stafford. Shropshire—Wednesday, July 27, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire —Tuesday, August 2, at Hereford. Monmouthshire —Saturday, August 6, at Monmouth. Gloucestershire —Wednesday, August 10, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester —Same day, same place. WESTERN CIRCUIT. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) Southampton—Saturday, July 9, at the Castle of Winchester , Wiltshire —Thursday, July 14, at Devizes. D ors etshire—Wednesday, July 20, at Dorchester. Devonshire —Saturday, July 23, at Exeter. City of Exeter—Same day, at Exeter. C or nwall—Saturday, July 30, at Launceston. Somerset—Saturday, August 6, at the City of Wells. Bristol—Saturday, August 13, at Bristol. SOUTH WALES. (Before Lord DENMAN.) Glamorganshire—Tuesday, July 12, at Cardiff. Carmarthenshire—Monday, July 18, at Carmarthen, Pembrokeshire—Monday, July 25, at Haverfordwtst Cardiganshire—Saturday, July 30, at Cardigan. Brecknockshire—Saturday, August 6, at Brecon. Radnorshire—Wednesday, August 10, at Presteign. NORTH WALES. (Before Mr. Justice VAUGHAN.) Montgomeryshire—Thursday, July 21, at Welshpool Mocionethshire—Tuesday, July 26, at Dolgelly. Carnarvonshire—Saturday, July 30, at Carnarvon. Anglesey —Wednesday, August 3, at Beaumaris. Denbighshire—Monday, August 8, at Ruthin. Flintshire—Thursday, August 11, at Mold. Cheshire—Saturday, August 13, at Chester. Lord Melbourne was on Thursday night in the H ouse of Lords ; his Lordship was there early and remained during the whole sitting. He looked well, and was noticed in th His col e most marked and complimentary manner by man y Peers. leagues and friends thronged the Ministerial benches. THE PRINCE OF ORANGE AND l IIS CHILDREN. —His Royal Highness is said to have insisted rigorously on frugality and hardiness in the education and bringing up o f hi s elem no e sons. When the King of Holla nd held his Court at Brussels the only food the Prince allowe d them was cold beef and vege tables ; they slept on a hard maatltorvaesss on the most floor, with other covering than the sheet and coverlet, the even in w in ter, a inn n t d were not allowed the luxury of weather. IV e quid nimis ! We have great pleasure in stating that his Majesty, since the verdict in favour of Lord Melbourne, has expressed himself in no measured terms as to the satisfaction he felt upon the trial having terminated in a manner so agreeable to his own wishes and feelings.—Morning Paper. DEATH 0 MES MILL. • - This great man paid the btof Nature on Thursday last, at his house in ,Kensington. For more than a year he was incapacitated from attending to the duties of his office, Chief Examiner, or head of the Land Revenue Depart ment, at the India House. At a very early period of his life he was subject to attacks of gout, whisk latterly be came more frequent, and, by weakening him, paved the way for the consumption (bronchial) of which be died. Mr. Mill was one of those men who stamp a new cha racter on their age. We allude not merely to his powerful and original writings, but to the force of his personal cha racter. His " History of British India," a work on which ' he laboured for many years, abounds with the most enlarged views in politics, political economy, and legislation, and, by its influence on Englishmen in India, has greatly contri buted to ameliorate the administration of our Eastern Em pire. We cannot, in this brief notice, attempt to do jus tice to this work, but we may observe that the analysis of the trial of Warren Hastings is particularly valuable, as containing the best criticism extant of the English system o: judicial procedure. Mr. Mill's " Elements of Political Economy," and his Analysis of the Human Mind," placed him in the first rank as a political economist and philosopher. The Treatises on " Government," " Legislation," the " Liberty of the Press," &c., in the supplement to The Encyclopedia Britannica, have been separately printed and extensively circulated. During the earlier period of the Edinburgh Review, he contributed to it many able ar ticles on Jurisprudence and Education ; and he is the au thor of a number of powerful articles in The Westminster and London Reviews. We have heard Mr. Mill speak with great warmth of the impression which the writings of Plato made on his youth, and it is probably through some such influence, that he seems to have been led at an early period of his life to regulate his conduct strictly according to an elevated ethical standard. With him principles were not suffered to remain unapplied. He allowed no opportunity of doing good to escape. Whenever he came in contact with a young man of good disposition and ahilities, he exerted himself to place him in a situation in which he might have a sphere of usefulness suited to his character and qualifications- At a time when Mr. Mills had a growing family, with an income of not more than 3001. a year, derived from his literary labours, he possessed great influence with most of the distinguished men of the day, and of that influence be Availed himself by allowing no opportunity to do good to. those whom he believed to be deserving men to escape' him. The secret of his influence with the Government may be of use to literary men, who in general, from their profuse and irregular habits, are in dependent circum stances, and driven by their necessities to solicit accommo dations from the rich men with whom they are in habits of intercourse. By a system of rigid economy, Mr. Mill was at all times perfectly independent, and he never ap proached any man with a solicitation for himself indivi dually. Mr. Mill was eloquent and impressive in conversation- He had a great command of language, which bore the stamp of his earnest and energetic character. Young men were particularly fond of his society ; and it was always to him a source of great delight to have an opportunity of contributing to form their minds and exalt their character. The East India Company did themselves great honour by the selection of Mr. Mill, soon after the publication of the History of British India, to the second situation in the Examiner's-office. At that time Mr. Canning was at the head of the Board of Control, and we have understood that his attention basin.- ' been called to the very liberal opinio ns on Government in Mr. Mill's book, with a view to induce him to use his influence to prevent the appointment, he generously disdained to interfere. On the retirement of Mr. Wm. M'Culloch several years ago, to was succeeded by Mr. Mill, as Chief Examiner. Mr. Mill was a native of Kincardineshire, and studied at Edinburgh. He was licensed as a preacher in the Scotch Church, and came to London as a tutor in the family of Sir John Stuart, one of the Barons of the Exchequer is Scotland, on whose estate his father occupied a farm. He did not return with Sir John to Scotland, but remained in the metropolis, where he devoted himself to literary and philosophical pursuits. He has left a widow and nine children, five of whom are grown up. Mr. Mill was thoroughly acquainted with the Greek writers, and more especially the philosophers. He must have been in his 62d or 63d year. RIOT AT NEW YORK. A serious riot occurred in New York on the .276 u ll 7 which at one period was likely to involve the Persemi^ safety of Mr. and Mrs. Wood , so w ell known to the Eng lNisahs p it i n i b e I p i p e ae ra a kr s s Theatrevt vocalists a ha li ss e ; bn a h o a f ned fi e first- f r uw a r t oy e r t satny o a d n e d b i it ' l l ,. it g .. .. ,t re nr peTas i s l . 1 t f the e o of sfc :e; w ing, t appears celebrated 0. P . eourriut s prim , oaoflntttoh a h r ese y i causeno gc, Couriercfora of siont the itz i bd t heenhre, seems bueuno t i erffie rt : : i have ov been Colonel e e a l ctre Mr.ss, Webb, A WI thers 1 j v James feat Gordonof " Bennett-hi, o e l n v n -h e i t d t , i n i g n " t t h h e e c p i e t y r s o o n f of x a e w b r l ot o h r e it k .r ( e , d al i t i o c r b : n u g m t h o a f t thehveryis motives sao London etttnivet rea,s warmly, however,‘ v challengei en r press) ehii ms t p o pru o taeog k ps neeternuhd. resented e 1 d t et nA h d di ; rhril.:)er i: cause vswreop 01 eh is already familiar to most of the English public, CiroagPe t c ;f o l l e n rs s . m id Condu ite er d i i s ls e ,a n s t c cldeienl declined. .co z l tr l i i e e r, a ffroat e very keenly in the pages of the Cour ier, whic h may be t't: sidered, in influence and standing, the first paper in A city of New York. The populace became inpfla k m ed, A l : - feelings of the worst kind were engende r ed a g ai nst r' Wood in consequence. The following e xtract f rora the New York Times, will show the fearful p itch to w' hieh t"- affair had been carried in the Park Theatre : " The house filled at an early hour. A riot =seas e ; 5 : ao s mts s ui)it it, emns , srpt i ia t ori i uass i itsz s niizbog a aln l sems7ftcooolstfatjhptuseipdui clapping curtain,l e ege x t aoc o tfi totheielda this time the theatre feelings h F eti o bsos r e s t ei t tft, ril l ge o tehr n org g e eaesar t n, o i use m u,dr n e aai ecilno p el coi l ple e oi : avv ' t i :: : ;:ibeit u _ : rot: pected ; and when a riot is expected, and all flock to vv; n t csiAl o i e .ei though, when the name of Wood was mention :ed , theatre resounded with plaudits. The curtain oe s p 3 r .. length drawn up, the overture having been previotloll3;,, formed in the midst of noise and tumult. There w er e h er casional disturbances until Mrs. Wood appeared. °,l/or entrance the applause was tremendous , and not a. 1 " '- sound of disapprobation was heard. She was deep:lY I t .. tated, and the appeal made to the audience by her fou nd ment, trembling, terror-stricken, and melted in tears' 't u se its way to all the hearts of all present. After the 0 ,, , ,1, - - pro' consequent on her appearance had subsided, the Pl'" t ime, ceeded with occasional interruptions. The pit, by 1 ; 11 ' 5 - 01 b who broke in at the door leading to the southern was not entirely filled, but it was soon replenished .bY 3 - ..,:e, en trae lis. who rushed in and disturbed p th ea e pr l e l e o ad u i se by their fiet idisb Y e . I I t he greeted t N e V d o h od im s w ho a r s tl d y ea a f f e te n r ing ap . buzzes and clapping of hands werefolllol'oullldveeadanPdPPellaisae.."llw had 1:11 b notes of disapprobation, notwithstan din g the mo e g se e. broken into the pit, and di their utmost to disturb thnti.- , neral plaudits, were drowned u The friends of order were, we think, in the wrong in b; o f nuing their applause, after it had b een ascertained that (even including the rioters w ho broke in) the voices the audience were so strongly in their favour. % de " They kept on, however , a nd b y their ill-time' d ; i _ r „ hardly gave Mr. Wood an opp ortunit y to speak. mained bowing, and intimating a desire to address t he_ ,_. dience ; but the noise was so g reat that he was un able:: p roc eed. Two placards were t hen exhibited on thc sta_r.,,,eo requesting the friends of Mr. Wood to remain quiet,. l i e v ... are sorry to say that this judicious a dvice was not iii the ' citement of the moment regarded. turbed by the mob assembled in front of the th3atre. _re a few moments their worst anticipations were rer ‘ lized.. l '; 4, While these scenes were going on, the house was ci f is _' the mob rushed in, forced th s e ._„ doors were broken down, selves into the boxes, a nd a scene of uproar and canto t i o (P: prevailed. These excellent judges of the merits o f a c ti.s 7, and a ctresses, these supporters of the theatre, and log i l e i c i rt. a force e d p u r c e t v a o i f l e t d h . o si\eiaiststial Missiles evederteolai t r iii cot torso,e house, over th a e nl p a r b i brute ee m of wood was hurled at the b.a4.....‘ on the st a ge Mr. Mrs. Wood being at his side, and which W.: tl9 siles were thrown, and shortly afterwart:ls the m ob ia .3 caught by Mr. Placide. Another followed.. Other . 'pi pit rushed forward towards the stage. The musician, '''_6 —the rioters rushed on the stage—the. actors retireo,rb, the house was under the control of a lawless tiena, where they continued hurraing land shouting? ~..40, after several ineffectual attempts from Messrs. 71. 7 . 0 / and Placide to obtain a hearing, a new piece, : I c wig Life, was announced. Part of a scene of this -p h ie e e stao: performed—the mob still retaining possession or a t t h/ It was found impossible to go on. severalrnaoarcrs._4 juncture made his appearance with m ~s l , ,L g r i _ o and en d ea voured to o btain a hearing, but not the. slid; attention was paid to his remarks. After sorne tin' The n Riching endeavoured to address the multitude.a/crie were loud shouts for a beiu:fit for Mrs. Couduiteo, 11 . .. 4 e of—" No Wood," were heard. So far as w0,e16,,,g.'5i, from Mr. Ricking, they promised a benefit t hilts.,,ohlich je R. then volunteered the " Nlarseilles HYIT , "9, __,. f r oa eleareloi he House was i the audience. Shortly afterwards t the wan e _ 1, It was understood that Simpson, ar a gig r',...,1, t the 3: 7 (Ar LUl' ' promised that the Woods should not uppoe•mrs. ~.. 1 , sang w ith loud applause, and a loud and full chorus _,. again, and that full justice should be done t •a br , a On Wednesday, for wao-er of two guineas, maker, at Burmantofts, Leeds, undertook, and a alnP lte within the time, the task of making 4,000 bricks in 1: hour